1) shekel
1a) the chief unit of weight or measure
1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains
1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains
1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains
Aramaic equivalent: te.qel (תְּקֵל "shekel" H8625B)
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H8254 (שָׁקַל); probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV glosses: shekel.
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How translators render H8255
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BSB rendering counts
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shekels
47
shekel
28
will sell for a shekel
3
sold for a shekel
2
the shekel
2
a shekel
1
for a shekel
1
of a shekel
1
to the shekel
1
which weighs
1
KJV rendering counts
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shekels
45
after the shekel
24
for a shekel
6
a shekel
4
and the shekel
2
of a shekel
2
by shekels
1
shall be according to the shekel
1
shall be the shekel
1
shekel
1
the shekel
1
Verses containing H8255
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asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
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